Rosa 'Ballerina'
(Rose 'Ballerina')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Origin - Bred in Britain
Discovered By - Bred by Bentall Roses
Year of Introduction - 1937
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 1.5m
Width - up to 1.2m
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A hybrid musk or polyantha rose with a rounded habit. Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to Elliptic leaflets with toothed margins. Single, bowl-shaped flowers open bright rose pink with white centres and fade to soft pink and white with age. The fragrant flowers are produced in large clusters continuously from early summer into late autumn and are followed by small, orange hips.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Single, bowl-shaped flowers open bright rose pink with white centres and soften to pale pink and white with age. The fragrant flowers are produced in large clusters continuously from June into November and are followed by small, orange hips.
Flower colour: Pink, white
Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers in clusters
Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to Elliptic leaflets with toothed margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged along the prickly stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate leaves with ovate to elliptic leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive, but well drained soil.